Upholstering padding



June 2%, 11923. I HASQJQ A. H. LICHTER UPHOLS TERING PADDI NG Filed June 21, 1919 Patented dune 26, T923.

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ADOLPH H. LICHTER,OF TOLEDO, OHIO,

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UPHOLSTERING PADDING.

Application filed June a1, 1919. Serial no. 305,842.

To all whom it may concern. 3 Be it known that I, AnoLPH H. LIGHTER, a citizen of the United States, and a'resident of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State 5 of Ohio, have invented a certain new and "useful Upholstering Padding; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,,reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and-to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The invention relates to used in upholstering for forming cushioned seats and backs. Special advantage is found in its use in connection with the formation of automobile seats and backs. In such cases 2 the padding, usually formed of a cushioning material, such as cotton, hair, or similar loose fibrous material, is secured by sewing to a backing or base cloth. It is common to. use a sheet of cotton cloth in order to. secure the 2ft cushioning material in position so that the seat or back, or other cushion parts, may be readily formed, that is, so that the padding may be readily covered with leather, or imitation leather, and the cushion secured to the 0 springs or other supporting parts. Sewing of the cushioning material to the backing is difficult and the material becomes entangled with the machine, if it is done by a Also if there is any short fibre in the cushioning material it soon works loose and often there is a great deal lost from the cushioning material and inasmuch as the fibres of some cushioning material breaks, it distributes itself in the air and operators find it ex- 0 ceedingly disagreeable to handle because of breathing in of the dust and short fibre'a that either form or are often contained in the long fibres of the cushioning material. The coverin is usual y by sewing secured to the cushioning material along substantially the same lines that-the cushioning material is sewed to the backing. On account of the springy nature and the looseness of the cushioning material it is quite dificult for the operators to follow the line of sewing the cushioning material to the backing when sewing the cover'to the,

cushioning material and backing. By my invention l have provided a means whereby a padding that is machine.

, paper is preferably placed so that such as leather or imitation leather,

these difficulties are entirely overcome. Before sewing the cushioning material to the backing the cushioning material is covered with a stretchable sheet material having more or less elasticity which will stretch over the rounded tufted upper surface that will thus be formed in the cushioning material when it is sewed to the backing. The distance bemeans whereby the padding strips may be readily handled and manipulatedin subsequent operations without the inconvenience to the operators that an uncovered padding material has.

For the stretchable sheet materialv I preferably use crepe paper which is yieldable, exceedingly cheap, readily sewable, and being stretchable will not tear by reason of drawing it over the cushioning material in the sewing operation and moreover will not subsequently readily tear by reason of its being thus stretched and will not be readily cut by the sewing operation, such as along the holes formed by the needle. a The crepe the sewing ines will run substantially parallel to the wrinkles.

An article containing my invention is illustrated'in the accompanying drawing, it being understood that the invention may be contained in articles of difierent forms. The article selected is for purposes of illustration to show a practical application of the invention.

Fi re 1 of the drawing illustrates a sectiona view of the padding. Fig. 2 illustrates a perspective view of a portion of the padding strip, it being understood that the padding may be sewed b gang machines and run to any length. Fig. 3 is a view bf the padding having biscuit tufts.

In the drawings, 1 is the cushioning material of loose fibre, such :as cotton, hair, or otherv loose fibrous material.

ing to which the cushioning material is t0 2 is the back- I be secured. 3 is crepe paper having the fine wrinkles indicated somewhat conventionally at 4. The cushioning material is laid upon the backing 2 and the crpe paper 3 is laid over the cushioning material, then the three parts are sewed together by the stitchings 5. This may be done along parallel lines, as indicated in the figure, also it may be sewed along cross lines formin biscuit shaped tufts. The crepe paper wi l stretch and conform to the substantially c lindrical surface in one case, or substantially spherical surface in the other case. At 6 is shown, in a conventional wayfthe wrinkles of the crepe paper slightly stretched or open. The showing is somewhat agnified or exaggerated in order to clearly illustrate the position or condition of the wrinkles of the cr e paper when it has been stretched after the sewing operation and therefore showing its extensibility. I claim y, v

1. An upholstering padding having raised tufted portions consisting of a layer of loose fibrous tufting material secured by stitches between a sheet material and a freely extensible sheet material that will extend to conform to the raised portions of the upholstering padding and tufts while stitchmg. 1

2. An unholstering padding having raised tufted portions conslsting of a layer of loose fibrous tufting material secured b stitches between a sheet material and -a eely extensible non-woven sheet material that will extend to conform to the raised portions of the upholstering padding and tufts while stitching. r

3; An upholstering padding having raised tufted portions conslstmg of a layer of loose fibrous .tufting material secured by stitches.

between a sheet material and a freely extensible paper that will extend to conform per that will extend to conform to the raised portions of the upholstering padding and tufts while stitching.

In an upholsterlng padding having ralsed tufted portions, alayer of loose fibrous material secured by stitches between a layer of fabric and a layer of crepe paper which will conform, while stitching, to the tufted portions formed by the loose fibrous material.

6. In an lipholstering padding havin raised tufted ortions extending paralle along the padding, a layer of loose fibrous material secured by the arallel lines of stitches between a la er of abric and a layer of crepe paper whic conforms to the tufted portions w ile being stitched.

-7. A pad for use togeher with a coverin of leather or other covering material as up olstery, without other treatment or additions, which comprises a body portion of 7 cotton, stitched with parallel rows of stitches, together with a back covering of A fabric of a nature to form a' permanentupholstery back, and a front coverin of nonwoven material, said rows of stitc es being spaced to, act as a guide in stitching thereto an upholstery front covering, and said pad bem adapted for use in stitching machmes for t e mounting of said upholstery cover- 7 ing on the non-woven surface thereof, with out presenting a perforated surface to catch in t e needles 0 Q signed my name to this specification.

' ADOLPH H. LIGHTER.

such stitching machines;- In testimony whereof,,I have hereunto 

